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Coconut Oil alternatives
I know that coconut oil and other coconut products are highly regarded and the go-to oils for a lot of vegan, paleo, and while food cooks, but I can stand the taste of coconut anything. I have a pretty refined palate and can taste even a hint of it, so masking things doesn't work so well for me. Are there any good…
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Still struggling with Goal/Food = NET
Current calorie goal is 2570/day, which based off of MFP would be a loss of 2 pounds a week. I've cut that down a bit further to 2000/day, as that would result in one extra pound loss each week. I'm working out 6 days a week and burning between 400-700 calories most day, so I bumped my daily activity to "lightly active."…
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Trying to balance the workout load.
Currently I'm doing Stronglifts in the mornings, then come back to the gym after work to do an hour of cardio. On my non-lifting days, I do an hour of cardio and occasionally come back for a second, but it's not regular. One change I've been thinking about is riding my bicycle to the gym instead of coming in and doing the…
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I think my scale is lying?
Last time I was at the doc I weighed 420 pounds; since then I've lost approximately 20 pounds (going by food journals and exercise logs). Today I stepped on my home scale and it had me "only" weighing 357.6?! That can't possibly be correct. Either I lost weight that I didn't notice since I last went to the doc, or my scale…
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Could use some help "getting with it."
I've been struggling with my weight for almost a decade; when I was still in high school I was pretty active, even though I hated sports. I spent my early 20's doing the wandering musician thing and ended up eating a lot of fast food and general crap. I used to eat once or twice a day at most and would eat huge meals. I…
